Spirabiliibacterium
| Spirabiliibacterium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria
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| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota
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| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria
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| Order: | Pasteurellales
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| Family: | Pasteurellaceae
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| Genus: | Spirabiliibacterium Bisgaard & Christensen, 2019
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| Type species | |
| Spirabiliibacterium mucosae Bisgaard & Christensen, 2019
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Spirabiliibacterium is a genus of Gram-negative, non-spore forming, non-motile bacteria in the family Pasteurellaceae. It was established in 2019 following the reclassification of previously unclassified Pasteurella-like organisms grouped under Bisgaard taxon 14 and 32. The genus includes species primarily isolated from the respiratory tract of birds.
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus Spirabiliibacterium was proposed by Bisgaard and Christensen in 2019 based on a combination of phenotypic, biochemical, and whole-genome sequence analyses.[1] The genus currently includes the following species:
- Spirabiliibacterium mucosae
- Spirabiliibacterium pneumoniae
- Spirabiliibacterium falconis
The type species is Spirabiliibacterium mucosae. The name is derived from the Latin spirabilis (breathable) and bacterium, referring to its association with respiratory infections in birds.
References
[edit]- ^ Bisgaard, M; Christensen, H (2019). "Classification of Bisgaard's taxa 14 and 32 and a taxon from kestrels demonstrating satellitic growth and proposal of Spirabiliibacterium gen. nov., including the description of three species: Spirabiliibacterium mucosae sp. nov., Spirabiliibacterium pneumoniae sp. nov. and Spirabiliibacterium falconis sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 71 (3). doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004758. PMID 33734954.